K9 deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office were utilized in two separate incidents Tuesday evening, successfully tracking and locating suspects during potentially dangerous situations for deputies. Tuesday evening, a suspected prowler was called in by a resident on Laramore Street in Port Charlotte. The person was 31-year-old Tony Noble, a wanted person out of Sarasota County on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest. Noble was arrested and charged locally with resisting without violence. Around 1am Wednesday, 23-year-old Joseph Lawrence was pulled over, the fled the scene after telling police his girlfriend was having a baby. Deputies found drugs in the car and Lawrence was found by a K9 Unit as he was trying to enter the Charlotte Harbor.
